An exposure plan is a reusable recipe: a set of filter lines that describes how you image with a particular scope + camera pair. Build it once, apply it to every new project in one click.
Building a Plan #
Plans are created in the Filters panel. A plan is tied to a telescope + camera combination and contains one line per filter you shoot with. Give plans meaningful names – “LRGB Broadband 3min”, “SHO Narrowband 5min” – because the New Project dialog offers them as a picker.
What Each Line Carries #
- Filter – which filter this line shoots.
- Exposure length – seconds per sub.
- Gain / Offset – camera settings for this line.
- Binning – 1×1, 2×2, etc.
- Readout mode – optional, from the camera’s configured modes.
- Planned count – how many subs the project should collect on this line.
Every value flows through to NINA exactly as entered – the scheduler plans with these lengths and NINA captures with these settings.
Plans, Systems, and New Projects #
Set a plan as the default for an imaging system and every new project on that rig starts with it. You can still adjust individual lines per project afterward – the plan is a starting template, not a lock.